| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Jim Plunkett | QB | Stanford | 23 | 157 | — | — | 85 |
| 2 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Archie Manning | QB | Mississippi | 22 | 151 | 2 | — | 76 |
| 3 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
Dan Pastorini | QB | Santa Clara | 22 | 140 | 1 | — | 62 |
| 4 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
J.D. Hill | WR | Arizona State | 22 | 73 | 1 | — | 36 |
| 5 | 1 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Richard Harris | DE | Grambling | 23 | 93 | — | — | 20 |
| 6 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
John Riggins ★ | RB | Kansas | 22 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| 7 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Joe Profit | RB | Louisiana-Monroe | 22 | 23 | — | — | 5 |
| 8 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Frank Lewis | WR | Grambling | 24 | 155 | 1 | — | 60 |
| 9 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
John Brockington | RB | Ohio State | 22 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 53 |
| 10 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Isiah Robertson | LB | Southern | 22 | 168 | 6 | 2 | 103 |
| 11 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Joe Moore | RB | Missouri | 22 | 23 | — | — | 3 |
| 12 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Marv Montgomery | T | Southern California | 23 | 81 | — | — | 29 |
| 13 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Leon Burns | RB | Long Beach State | 28 | 28 | — | — | 3 |
| 14 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Clarence Scott | DB | Kansas State | 22 | 186 | 1 | — | 64 |
| 15 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Vern Holland | T | Tennessee State | 23 | 131 | — | — | 53 |
| 16 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Elmo Wright | WR | Houston | 22 | 51 | — | — | 13 |
| 17 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Cardinals |
Norm Thompson | DB | Utah | 26 | 115 | — | — | 40 |
| 18 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Rocky Thompson | RB | West Texas A&M | 23 | 29 | — | — | 4 |
| 19 | 1 |
OAK
Oakland Raiders |
Jack Tatum | DB | Ohio State | 22 | 136 | 3 | — | 62 |
| 20 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Jack Youngblood ★ | DE | Florida | 21 | 202 | 7 | 5 | 112 |
| 21 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Bob Bell | DT | Cincinnati | 23 | 100 | — | — | 29 |
| 22 | 1 | BAL | Don McCauley | RB | North Carolina | 22 | 156 | — | — | 45 |
| 23 | 1 |
SFO
San Francisco 49ers |
William Anderson | DB | Ohio State | 22 | 15 | — | — | 3 |
| 24 | 1 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Leo Hayden | RB | Ohio State | 23 | 13 | — | — | 0 |
| 25 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Tody Smith | DE | Southern California | 22 | 69 | — | — | 27 |
| 26 | 1 | BAL | Lenny Dunlap | DB | North Texas | 22 | 46 | — | — | 14 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value